Battle of Amba Alagi
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The Battle of Amba Alagi was the first in a series of battles between the Italian General Baratieri and Ethiopia's Emperor Menelik during the First Italo-Ethiopian War. Amba Alagi was one of Baratieri's forward positions; it was under the command of Major Toselli with 2,000 Eritrean Askari. On 7 December 1895, the Ras Makonnen, Fitawrari Gebeyehu and Ras Mengesha Yohannes commanded an assault of Menelik's vanguard that annihilated the Italians and killed Major Toselli.
1895-12-07T00:00:00Z
1895-12-07T00:00:00Z
1895 Battle of Amba Alagi
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1542 | Battle of Jarte | Ottoman Empire, battle, Ethiopian Empire, Portuguese Empire, Adal Sultanate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1895 | Battle of Amba Alagi | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1936 | Battle of Maychew | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1941 | Second Battle of Amba Alagi | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Battaglia di Amba Alagi (1895) L'eroica morte del maggiore Toselli | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ras Mekonnen Amba Alage-2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ras Mekonnen détail 2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ras Mekonnen Amba Alage-2-2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Amba Alagi (1895) L'eroica morte del maggiore Toselli | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ras Mekonnen Amba Alage 2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ras Mekonnen Amba Alage | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ras Mekonnen détail 1 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ras Mekonnen Amba Alagi Detail2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ras Mekonnen Amba Alagi Detail1 | Commons | ||










